{
  "id": 19250824,
  "title": "NELFUND won’t publish names of student loan beneficiaries – DG",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/nelfund-wont-publish-names-of-student-loan-beneficiaries-dg-19250824",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-10T00:27:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/nelfund-wont-publish-names-of-student-loan-beneficiaries-dg/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has decided not to publish the names of students receiving loan benefits, citing data protection concerns and the need to prevent embarrassment or targeting of individuals. According to NELFUND's Director-General, Akintunde Sawyerr, the fund will only disclose the institutions that received the payments and the number of beneficiaries. As of November 9, 2026, NELFUND had disbursed a total of N375.28 billion in loans, comprising N194.77 billion in institutional fees and N180.50 billion in upkeep allowances. Sawyerr emphasized that students should not be exposed publicly due to their financial circumstances and argued that the loans should remain confidential to protect the privacy of individual borrowers.",
  "summary": "The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) will not publish the names of student loan beneficiaries, citing data protection and privacy concerns. Read More: https://punchng.com/nelfund-wont-publish-names-of-student-loan-beneficiaries-dg/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}